Chapter 37: Caring for the People

Until everyone was full of food and drink, the banquet was withdrawn and a pot of fragrant green tea was brewed, and everyone sat together and began to talk and laugh again.

Da Kui took the tea bowl, took a sip and said, "This tea is too light, not good." Master Feng smiled and said: "Tea has the effect of refreshing the mind, at this moment, it is too late, if you drink strong tea, it is not conducive to sleep." Da Kui couldn't help asking: "I don't understand, why tea is bitter but many people like to drink it?"

Master Feng took a sip of tea and said: "The way of tea lies in the state of mind, and it pays attention to cultivating the mind and calming the qi. The tea ceremony has a long history, not only a few words can be exhausted, it has both Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. It can be said that a simple tea contains the 'essence' meaning of the three religions. The taste of tea is bitter because it has the effect of medical 'medicine'. There is also an allusion here, the dispute between Wu and Yue during the Warring States Period, and the Yue King Goujian was defeated and captured. Later, in the palace of Wu Wangfucha, he became a slave with his family, and Gou Jian spent all day long, tasted the bitterness of the gall, and finally got what he wanted to return to his hometown after more than ten years, and finally achieved hegemony. Therefore, the way of tea still has the meaning of spicy inspiration. ”

Da Kui scratched his head and said, "I didn't know before, it turns out that there are so many 'doors' for tea." Master Feng said with a smile: "Nowadays, we are just making a pot of tea, and we are very particular about special occasions. It's hard to describe some of the processes. ”

Before Da Kui could ask again, a servant walked in outside the 'door'. When he got closer, he arched his hand and said: "Lord Zhang, Huang Shijie of Longping Zhengtong Dart Bureau asks to see you." Da Kui was immediately stunned when he heard this...

Master Feng saw that Da Kui was in a daze and didn't speak, and said suspiciously: "What are you thinking?" Da Kui exclaimed: "Huang Shijie of the Zhengtong Dart Bureau is here. Master Feng asked puzzledly, "What if you come?"

Da Kui was at a loss and said: "He doesn't know that this official is this official." Master Feng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said: "My lord is saying that he doesn't know that the political envoy of Jiangnan Tong is Lord Zhang?" Da Kui nodded, and Master Feng laughed: "Lord Zhang is now past and standing, how can he be a child?"

Da Kui defended: "When I went down the mountain, the master admonished me: 'The poor can see the hot and cold state of the world, and the poor and sour can see the warmth and coldness of the people', and I have always been a beggar. Later, I met Huang Shijie's 'daughter' Huang Ying, and I fell in love with her, but I couldn't speak. So Tang and eldest brother asked King Wu to marry me, but I still didn't feel at ease, afraid that Huang Shijie's family would be poor and love rich, so they went to his house to be an executioner. Da Kui paused and continued: "If I hadn't heard that Luo Dahai was killed, I wouldn't have come to meet you." ”

Master Feng asked puzzledly, "Don't you want to marry Miss Huang as soon as possible?" Da Kui Zhiwu said: "It's not that I don't want to, but I still have big things to do." Master Feng couldn't help asking, "I don't know what's in your heart?" Da Kui stood up and said, "I went to Shunyuan City, where there was a famine. I want to raise food in this rich place of Lin'an and Longping to send to Shunyuan, where people will starve to death every day. But King Wu ordered the marriage and said that as long as I met Huang Ying, the marriage would be completed immediately, so... ”

Master Feng stood up and arched his hand and said, "Master Zhang's heart cares about the people, and the public has no 'selfishness', and his subordinates admire him so much. "Let's get to the end.

Xu Yuan, Dong Hu, Tian Feng, and Zhou Kai also got up and said: "For the country and the people, it is our duty to wait." Everything is up to Master Zhang's orders. ”

Da Kui looked around at his five subordinates, nodded and said, "Okay, everyone sit down." And they sat down as they were told. The big loss Shen 'groaned' and said: "I think, Huang Lao Dart must be here for Luo Dahai's business." I ordered the cell to be sealed off and tried overnight, and he didn't know this. It's better to go out and tell him about the matter and tell him to leave. ”

Master Feng got up and said, "It's okay, go down and say." Master Feng was just about to leave, but Da Kui said again: "Don't ask him to meet Luo Dahai, otherwise my identity will be a goof." Master Feng agreed, turned around and walked out of the 'door'.

Da Kui sat there in a daze. Xu Yuan, Dong Hu, Tian Feng, and Zhou Kai saw where Da Kui was pondering, and it was inconvenient to disturb. After a while, Master Feng returned. Da Kui raised his head and asked, "Old Huang is gone?" Master Feng said: "Let's go, my subordinates told them that Master Zhang has rested and is gone." In addition, he told them that Luo Dahai had redressed his grievances, so that they could rest assured. ”

Da Kui asked suspiciously, "They?" Master Feng said: "There is also a girl with a black veil on her head, she is the yellow warbler that the adults said." Da Kui nodded and pondered: "Tomorrow, it will be beheaded by Lord Wang of Longping Mansion, and then you will all return to Longping." Tonight, I will go back to the teacher's 'gate', and when I return, I will plan with Lord Wang to raise food. ”

Master Feng said frankly: "My lord, raising food is not trivial, and this matter is not within the authority of adults. The subordinates feel that this matter needs to be reported to King Wu, and now that I am preparing for war, there are not a few military rations needed, and if the adults do not have the permission of King Wu, they are afraid of trouble. Da Kui said: "Since this is the case, then Master Lao Feng wrote a letter and sent Xu Yuan, Dong Hu and the two to Ying Tiancheng and King Wu." ”

Master Feng nodded, got up and went to fetch the four treasures of the study room and a blank notebook. Tian Feng came over to help with the inkstone, and Master Feng took a blank piece and folded it on the table, fed the ink with a pen, and raised a little money to write a book: Zhang Dakui, the political envoy of Jiangnan, reported that the former ministers inspected the Shunyuan boundary of Guizhou Province, but this place has been plagued by locusts. People have been displaced and living in hardship, and now they are starving and devastated in the wild. The ministers asked to collect 200,000 quintals of grain and rice in the rich land of Jiangnan and escort them to Shunyuan for disaster relief. I hope that His Royal Highness King Wu will grant permission, and the ministers will kneel and beg for hope.

Master Feng picked up the fold and blew it gently, presented it to Da Kui and said, "My lord, please take a look, is it appropriate for your subordinates to use such words?" Da Kui looked at it and said, "This is very good." After that, he asked Dong Hu to take his own seal and stamp the seal on the fold. Master Feng folded the fold and wrote on the cover of the sheet five small letters: 'Presented to King Wu for personal viewing'. When Mogan arrived, he took the folding box and put it in the box and presented it to Da Kui.

Da Kui took it and said, "Xu Yuan Dong Hu." Xu Yuan and Dong Hu got up and hugged their fists and said, "The subordinates are here." "The two of them sent this piece to Yingtian overnight and 'handed over' it to General Tang He for transfer to King Wu." Xu Yuan took the fold, and the two of them hugged their fists and said, "The subordinates obey the order." "Then he turned around and walked out of the room.

Da Kui stood up and said, "So I'll go, you can go back to Longping Mansion together after you behead Pang Zhidong tomorrow as I instructed." Master Feng and Tian Feng and Zhou Kai hugged their fists and said, "The subordinates obey the order." ”

Da Kui took the Longquan sword and carried the waist card in his arms, and went out of the 'door'.

Jiahe County is a small city, and there are only a few old soldiers guarding the city 'gate' with low city walls. Da Kui strode out of the city 'gate', several old soldiers didn't even ask, Da Kui's clothes have already explained everything.

Out of the city 'gate', the probe lifted the hem of the robe and tucked it up to the waist, and rushed all the way south. He had a knot in his heart and had to ask his teacher for sin. Longping Mansion is more than 1,000 miles away from Tiantai Mountain, and according to Da Kui's foot strength, you can see the teacher before noon tomorrow.